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Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) · F-HPJA · Air France

Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) illustration in Air France livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A380-800 (A380-861)

A380-33Scrapped
RegistrationFRF-HPJA
OperatorAir France
1operators
3incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) built in 2009 in Toulouse. Operated for Air France. Scrapped.

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Nearly new · 8 years · ≈ 36,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines4×
PropulsionJet
First flight2009
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationFrancia
OwnerAir France
MSN33
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A380

Figures for the A380-800 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 69% the length of a football pitch

Length72.7 m239 ft
Wingspan79.8 m262 ft
Height24.1 m79 ft
Range14,800 km7,991 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight575,000 kg1,267,657 lb
Maximum payload298,000 kg656,977 lbIts 525 passengers with baggage would weigh about 52.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity525 passengersUp to 853 in a high-density layout
Endurance16 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,800 km range, from Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,673 kmEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,100 kmSINSingapore10,724 kmLIMLima10,276 kmNRTNarita9,710 km
Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)16,944 km

The type first flew in 2005 (21 years ago) · About 251 units built · Production ended in 2021

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A380 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2009–2017Air France network of its widebody aircraft
Base
CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)
Main destinations
ATLAtlantaAMSAmsterdamJFKNew YorkLHRLondonORYParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)AUHAbu DhabiDTWDetroitFRAFrankfurt am MainKULSepangLAXLos AngelesSEASeattle

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

2009
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Feb 12, 2009
Delivered to Airbus Industrie
Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWSB.
Oct 30, 2009
Transferred to Air France
Transferred to Air France.
Feb 21, 2010
Incident over Atlantic Ocean
On February 21, 2010, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration F-HPJA), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident over Atlantic Ocean due to a fuel problem. Source: Air France.
Source: Air France
Oct 11, 2010
Incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport
On October 11, 2010, the Airbus A380-861 aircraft (registration F-HPJA), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident at New York-John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport (United States) due to a go-around on approach. Source: Air France.
Source: Air France
Jun 14, 2017
Incident at Ciudad de Mexico
On June 14, 2017, the Airbus A380 861 aircraft (registration F-HPJA), operated by France, was involved in an incident at Ciudad de Mexico. Source: France.
Source: France

Operators

2009-02-12
Airbus Industrie
Registration F-WWSB · Lessor: Toulouse
2009-10-30
Air France
Registration F-HPJA

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A380-800 (A380-861) · F-HPJA · Air France}},
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  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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